Grammar Unit 1

be: present simple there is / there are + a, an, some and any

1 Complete the sentences with ’m, ’s, or ’re. 4 Write affirmative and negative sentences. Use
I ’m a student. There’s, There isn’t, There are or There aren’t
1 It’s half past six. and a, an, some or any.
2 You’re in my class. restaurant ()
3 We’re from Spain. There’s a restaurant.
4 Laura’s my friend. 1 stairs ()
5 I’m twelve years old. There aren’t any stairs.
6 She’s my mother. 2 balcony ()
There isn’t a balcony.
2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative or 3 windows ()
negative form of be. There are some windows.
They aren’t new. () 4 sofa ()
1 We aren’t from Portugal. () There is a sofa.
2 My name is Julia. () 5 umbrella ()
3 I’am (I’m)not at school right now. () There isn’t any umbrella.
4 It is not the same. () Any se usa en negativo pero en este caso si fuera
5 I am a student. () incontable o plural, pero para el singular se dice
6 You are from Spain. () ”There isn’t an umbrella”
6 shop ()
7 Lena is not here today. ()
There is a shop
8 Jo and May are students. ()
7 lifts ()
3 Complete the questions and short answers. There aren’t any lifts
Are you in this class? 8 fireplace ()
Yes, I am. There is a fireplace
1 is it this your pen? Is this your pen? 9 garages ()
No, it’s not. There is some garages.
2 Are Lucy and Joe at home? There are some garages /there are garages
No, they aren’t.
3 Am I in the right classroom?
5 Complete the questions with Is there or Are
Yes, you are.
there. Look at the prompts in brackets and write
4 Are we friends? short answers.
Yes, we are.
Is there a sofa in the room?
5 is it today Tuesday?
() No, there isn’t.
Yes, it is.
1 Are there any stairs to the top floor?
6 Am I Sara’s cousin?
() Yes, there is
No, you aren’t.
2 Is there a shop in the hotel?
7 Is Ruben from Spain?
No, he isn’t. () No, there isn’t
8 Are you thirteen years old? 3 Are there any pets in your house?
Yes, I am. () No, there aren’t
9 Is she a student? 4 Are there any chairs in the bedroom?
Yes, she is. () Yes, there are
5 Is there a balcony in the room?
() No, there isn’t
6 Is there a swimming pool?
() Yes, there is
7 Is there a restaurant in the hotel?
() No, there isn’t
8 Are there any showers by the pool?
() Yes, there are

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Vocabulary Unit 1
Family 12 My father’s daughter is my sister.

1 Complete the crossword with family words. Rooms and homes

Then write the word next to each definition.
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2 Complete the conversation with the words.
D balcony bathroom beds bedrooms dining garage
kitchen lift living sofa stairs TV
A
Sue Hi, Rose. How’s the holiday?
U Rose It’s great! We’re in a flat. There are three
G (1) bedrooms, one each for the children and
the big one for us. Ours has got a
H (2) bathroom, so we can have a shower when
2 we want. It’s also got a (3) balcony so we can
T sit outside and enjoy the fantastic view. And
G
3 4 the (4) beds are really comfortable. We sleep
R T h E well.
U B O R
Sue Can you cook?
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Rose Oh, yes, there’s a big (5) kitchen and we eat
N A
H R in the (6) dining room. Then we sit on the big
6 7 (7) sofa in the (8) living room and watch
O U I (9) TV.
C S N G
Sue Have you got a car?
L D R Rose Yes, it’s in the (10) garage under the flat. The
S
8 only problem is there’s no (11) lift and there
I E B F are a lot of (12) stairs to get to our flat on the
W F A
9 top floor!
A u N
A T
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Adjectives
0 T D
S N
3 Tick () the pairs of adjectives which mean the
D same. Cross () the pairs which are opposites.
H M
different / the same 
E O
1 amazing / fantastic Tick 4strange / unusual Tick
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I T R T
2 beautiful / ugly Cross 5 start / end Cross
S S E 3 new / old Cross

H
Giving personal information
E
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4 Read the answers and complete the questions.
H I D R N
C L E What’s your first name?
Sabine.
1 My mother’s brother is my uncle (3) 1 What’s your surname?
2 My father’s sister’s son is my cousin. Rousselet.
3 My mother is my father’s wife. 2 How do you spell that?
4 My father’s mother is my grandmother. R-O-U-S-S-E-L-E-T.
5 My sister and I are my parents’ children. 3 What’s your nationality?
6 My sister is my mother’s daughter. French.
7 My brother is my mother’s son. 4 What’s your phone number?
8 My father is my mother’s husband. 00567 4340 128.
9 My mother’s father is my grandfather. 5 What’s your email address?
10 My mother’s sister is my Aunt. sabinerou@mail.com
11 My father’s son is my brother.

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